What is the meaning of region?

noun

  • The extended spatial location of something.
    • usage: "the farming regions of France"; "religions in all parts of the world"; "regions of outer space"
  • A part of an animal that has a special function or is supplied by a given artery or nerve.
    • usage: "in the abdominal region"
  • A large indefinite location on the surface of the Earth.
    • usage: "penguins inhabit the polar regions"
  • The approximate amount of something (usually used prepositionally as in `in the region of'. )
    • usage: "it was going to take in the region of two or three months to finish the job"; "the price is in the neighborhood of $100"
  • A knowledge domain that you are interested in or are communicating about.
    • usage: "it was a limited realm of discourse"; "here we enter the region of opinion"; "the realm of the occult"
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APAWordNet. (2010). region. Retrieved September 21, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/region/definitions/1224447
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